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Speak
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrator: Emily Carroll
Ages: 14+
Published: 2018
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux BFYR/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-0-374-30028-9
Keywords: High school, Graphic format, Art, Rape
Anderson's novel about a girl's silence after rape is retold. Grey-toned charcoal and pencil depict Melinda's humor and humiliation until she finds her voice.